Hey everyone. First time rotor owner. S3 RX7

[silhouette]

Hi everyone

Just bought a mint series 3. Been sitting in a shed for the last few years. Standard rebuilt 12a with only mod being an exhaust with rotaflow mufflers, resprayed original colour with a pearl over the top.

Don't know a huge amount about rotaries at the moment, but I work in spare parts at a Mazda dealer so figured I should get one to learn how they work.

Only picked up this 7 last night so haven't had much of a chance to drive it and the tail lights/dash lights don't work so can't drive it at night (any ideas? Headlights work but parkers/tails/ dash lights don't. I'm thinking combination switch)

Also have an r31 skyline as a track/hillclimb car with microtech etc. sitting in the shed.

Only pics I have are from my iPhone so pretty crap quality and can't see the pearl. Doesn't help that it badly needs a wash too.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/8a43f6ef.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/c5a3c9b8.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/38e259ea.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/572fa7ba.jpg

Cheers
Kevin

[capella re]

Welcome, nice gen 1. Nice ones are getting pretty hard to find these days. I wouldn't mind a mint stocker gen 1 for a daily. You've obviously tried all the fuses for the light situation??
Have you got brake lights just no tail lights or rear lights don't work full stop?

[silhouette]

Yeah brake lights work, getting power before and after the fuse. Going to try a spare indicator stalk tomorrow from a junker series 2 that I gave to my mate has and start from there.

I'm pretty stoked I found such a good example too

[jesse_RE]

Yeah brake lights work, getting power before and after the fuse. Going to try a spare indicator stalk tomorrow from a junker series 2 that I gave to my mate has and start from there.

I'm pretty stoked I found such a good example too Hey Kevin, nice Rx7 mate, looks pretty tidy. does it have the red interior or the brown? Got that synro ring ok yesterday. Cheers

[silhouette]

Brown unfortunately but it's mint inside too :D

[marcus]

Welcome! That's a really lovely looking 1st gen. Since it's your first rota, remember, the more you rev it the more it loves you! :rapide:

[silhouette]

Now I don't have any headlights at all :/ Anyone got a series 3 combination switch?

Also got a screw in one of the front tyres, needa get it fixed tomorrow, just got a space saver spare on there at the moment

Gave it a clay and polish this afternoon, and got some pics in the sun that shows off the awesome paint. Sorry to flood my thread with pictures that aren't even out of my driveway :p

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/c7b568fa.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/b09717e6.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Silhouette31/21a9e40b.jpg

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Cheers

[ROTRE7]

hey mate nice and clean!

What dealership do you work at? some dealers buy a bit from my work.

Have you checked your dimmer knob? its the little knob with the light globe on itto the left or right of the steering collum. it may be turned right down i had that problem once :o

[silhouette]

Yeah, doesn't change anything, I've got nothing but brake lights and indicators now. Ordered a new genuine combination switch today so will see if it fixes it when it comes in tomorrow.

I work at Reynella Mazda. Can help any members here out with a decent price on parts if you ask nicely enough :)

[ROTRE7]

Oh ok so you work with Peter there? I work at Carlec and called on you guys when i was doing rep work down south you may remember me..

[silhouette]

Yeah I work in parts next to Peter

[13bwankel]

Nice! Clay bars make such a difference! If I hadn't been shown I never would have believed it.

[silhouette]

Combination switch fixed all my light problems, but now both left hand side shockers have blown, so needs a full set of shocks. Joys of old cars that have been sitting around for a while

[13bwankel]

What was a combo switch worth I need one. I guess s2 would be the same as s3.

[silhouette]

About $80-$90 ish

[Hughz]

Nice car, welcome !

[silhouette]

Thanks mate.
Spose I should make a car thread for this now, I've done a bit of work to it now as it's my daily driver, things started going wrong fairly quickly. Has new genuine window channels, belt moulds are on order too, then new door weather seals after that.
Has a really bad knock from the back end and sounds like the diff is going to fall out when I drive up driveways so need to get new bushes in the rear. Also needs a new diff if anyone has one...

[13bwankel]

only do the lower control arm bushes with polyuthane bushes, IF you can get upper bushes in rubber from mazda new, use them..

nolathane/whiteline types of bushes are too hard to have them top and bottom and cause the rear axle to bind up and not move properly under hard accleration.

[silhouette]

Sweet thanks for the info I'll go genuine where I can, priced up nolathane, glad I didn't order them

[13bwankel]

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/penesaar/index.htm

have a look here, it's a pretty good place to start...